Qin State, Xianyang.

Countless defeated troops of the Qin State passed through Cuihan and returned to the Qin State, a tragic defeat.

All three countries, Han, Wei and Chu, began to regain their recently lost territories.

The land that was lost in Bai Qi's hands was finally recaptured by Luo Zai from Bai Qi's hands.

The Qin army, which had always been undefeated, had never been so embarrassed, and the armor on its body was scattered, and it was stained with blood and mud.

Those soldiers who were actually wounded had already been left halfway down the road, presumably already killed.

Everyone was in a daze, wondering if the title on their body was enough to atone for their crimes.

Fortunately, Bai Qi likes to fight a war of annihilation.

This brought great benefits to the Qin pawns who needed to be recorded at the first level, and most people could still bear it.

"General, are you going to see the king?"

The soldiers gathered around Bai Qi, their eyes full of worry, afraid that Bai Qi, the general of the defeated army, would be directly killed by the angry King of Qin.

After that, it will be very difficult to get the battle merit reward.

Since the beginning of Wei Ying's reform, after several generations, the Qin people love to speak well, even between parents and husbands and wives.

Bai Qi can exempt these soldiers from all kinds of apportionmented conscription, and even get additional bounties.

These soldiers were eager to offer Bai Qi as an ancestor.

For these soldiers, if one person is chosen between Bai Qi and King Qin to survive, it will definitely be Bai Qi.

What is the King of Qin, this is probably the truest thoughts of the Qin people.

Qin Palace.

The construction of the palace of the king of Qin was very rough, and there was no exquisite decoration on the palace, but rough textures.

Just like the Qin people, he walked out of the west step by step, his hands were full of calluses, and his face was full of traces of wind and frost.

The Kwantung states ridiculed Qin as barbarians, but their hard mouths could not hide that Qin occupied nearly half of the world's land.

Bai Qi walked into the main hall with a heavy heart, this was the main hall of the Qin State's deliberations, and he was a little strange why Qin Wangji would meet him here.

Then he found that under the pillars of the hall, there were two rows of people sitting neatly.

On the right is the prince of the Qin State, and on the left is the generals of the Qin State who fought with him, including Gongzi Ti, who are also here.

All of them were crowned robes, their heads bowed and their hands were tied, their faces were serious, they didn't say a word, and the silence in the hall could be heard of the falling pins.

Bai Qi walked into the hall, and after a slight glance, everyone returned to their original appearance again.

Qin Wangji sat on the top, without the slightest expression on his face.

With red bloodshot eyes in his eyes, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty."

The defeat of the minister caused the Qin army to suffer heavy losses, and your great wish was once broken, which is the fault of the minister.

Please also punish you, even if it is a sword and axe, the minister will never complain. ”

The Qin generals who went out with the army on the left side were nervous when they heard this, if Bai Qi was killed, they would all be the generals of the defeated army, was there an exception?

Qin Wang Ji sighed: "Bai Qing, the Qin State is not the Chu State, and it has never had the habit of overthrowing the army and killing generals.

Besides, you say it's all your fault, which is not true.

Is the outcome of the war decided by the commander alone?

You are the general who commanded the army, attacked Han Wei, trapped Jing Chu, and made so many military exploits, which proves that your ability is not a problem.

There are many reasons for the failure of the Battle of Luoyi, but the biggest reason is the lack of people.

Because the virtue of the widow is not enough to replace the Zhou family, but you were sent to Luoyi to overthrow the son of Zhou, so the heavens condemned the widow.

But I didn't expect it to happen to you.

How innocent you are, and the widow should make it up to you with gold and jade. ”

Saying that, Qin Wangji walked down, came to Bai Qi's face, and handed Bai Qi the sword in his hand.

In a firm tone, he said: "Bai Qing, the widow will cultivate his own virtues well and strive to be recognized by the heavens."

You will regain your strength in the country, and when the mountains and rivers call the Qin people.

Bai Qing took this sword and went east again to pacify the six countries for the widow.

I remember that when you first arrived in the Qin State in the past, the widow once asked you what you wanted, and you said that you wanted the trust of the widow, and now it is time for the widow to fulfill his promise.

The widow believes that you are still the peerless general, and without you, can the Qin State sweep the world? ”

Qin Wangji actually took this huge defeat that the Qin State had not encountered for many years onto himself!

Not only did he not blame Bai Qi, but he also trusted Bai Qi even more and gave him his own sword.

There was a trace of fluctuation in Bai Qi's indifferent eyes, and his eye sockets were slightly moist.

He bowed his head slightly, took the sword with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers have made an oath to you, and this life will be your forerunner, and death will not be whirlwind."

Even if the river is dried up and the river is cut off, we will never break our oath today to repay you for your great kindness. ”

Bai Qi held the sword in his hand, and even the green tendons were about to burst out.

Qin Wangji had a smile in his eyes, in fact, when he had just learned of the defeat, he was almost mad.

But Bai Qi is indeed a famous general in the world, even if he loses this game, it can only be said that it is normal to lose in the hands of Luo.

When it came time to fight against other nations, Bai Qi was still invincible.

Especially since the Qin State had just failed, it was necessary to guard against the six countries taking advantage of the heavy losses of the Qin State to attack Qin.

As Qin Wangji let go of Bai Qi, the sense of stagnation in the hall was finally swept away.

Qin Wangji returned to the top and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this defeat has led to the blockage of the eastward exit, and even the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Chu have recovered some of the lost territory, and what the Qin State should do in the future will still be discussed." ”

Bai Qi immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister once heard that when a swordsman competes with a sword, it is often not the person who is too sharp in attack to win, but the person who is good at defense wins.

This is because the offense will open wide and expose flaws, and it will be more vulnerable to damage.

Presumably, the same is true of war.

The ministers kept attacking, in a vain attempt to divide the Chu State, but in the end they were found by the crown prince, isn't this one of the root causes of the failure of the Luoyi War?

The minister is very worried.

The Three Kingdoms of Han, Wei and Chu have been strong to this extent under the leadership of the crown prince, if the six countries of Kwantung are combined, can the Qin State still be able to stop it?

So now it is imperative to place defenses along the line.

If the Six Nations come to attack, they will rely on the mountains and rivers to attack them unprepared, and let them die in blood before Hangu Pass and the Great River. ”

What Bai Qi said was exactly what Qin Wangji was worried about, "What you said is right, but whenever a country becomes strong, other countries will jointly attack."

Previously, the Qin State had a long-distance and close attack, coupled with the cowardice of the Six Kingdoms, to prevent the Six Nations from joining forces.

Now that the Qin State has been defeated, there has never been faith between the countries, and they must be going to attack the Qin State.

If the crown prince leads his troops to attack, can you hold it? ”

Bai Qi immediately said: "The king is at ease, defending the city is completely different from field warfare.

Although the Qin State suffered a large loss this time, there was no problem in holding the Cuihan. ”

In the end, Qin Wangji asked a question, which caused the temperature of the entire hall to drop by a few degrees.

"Prince Zai, how should I face him?

He has prestige among the nations, and the next time he goes east, if the prince leads the alliance of Han, Wei and Chu again, he will return in vain. ”

The Qin State wants to go east, this is a problem that cannot be bypassed.

Bai Qi frowned tightly, thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty."

The prince is brave and equally strategic, and he is the strongest opponent he has encountered in his life.

And he has a noble status, and it is impossible to get separated.

can only start from Han Weichu, no matter how strong the crown prince is, he is only one person.

It is too difficult to defeat him on a frontal battlefield, and I am afraid that the final result will be a defeat for both sides. ”

Everyone understands the meaning of Bai Qi's words, no matter what method is used, either get rid of the prince's helpers first, or stay in Guanzhong obediently, don't think about going to the battle, this is a strongman who can make or break the war.

Qin Wangji's face changed several times, and finally sighed: "You are the general who commanded the army and fought against the crown prince, so you should listen to your opinion." ”

……

The crown prince understood that the most correct thing to do now was to organize the troops of the six countries to attack Qin, break through Cuihan, and take back this Xiongguan from the hands of the Qin people.

Now that the Qin State is weak, the fear of the princes in the hearts of the Qin State has been greatly weakened.

But the alliance could not be organized.

In particular, a group of old nobles were still detained in the capital of the Chu king.

If he leads a large army to attack Qin now, the rear of Chu will definitely catch fire.

Recovering Yingdu, grabbing a large amount of merit and political resources, and then promoting the reform of the law, this is what the Chu State should do most.

Xiang Zeng said apologetically: "Prince."

It must be right to attack Qin together, but in the situation, can it all go according to the ideas of the living?

It's too difficult, and we can only take care of the present now, otherwise not only will we have no future, but we will also lose it now.

If the Chu State succeeds in changing the law, then fifteen years later, they will attack Qin again. ”

After speaking, Xiang Zeng returned to Chu with the soldiers of Chu.

Han and Wei recovered a large amount of lost territory, and they were already satisfied, and they were not interested in going to Hangu Pass to fight with the Qin people.

Faced with this situation, Luo Zai, who was invincible on the battlefield, said helplessly: "This is probably fate."

If you don't seize the opportunity when you have it, will the opportunity always exist?

Fifteen years later? ”

"Ahem!"

Luo Zai coughed suddenly, and a trace of bright red blood flowed out.

His face did not change, he gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, waved his hand, and said, "Go back to Luoguo, there will be no more here." ”

The sky was clear, cloudless, and the sun was warm.

Luo Zai felt that his whole body was like soaking in hot water, only his heart was cold, and it was cold to the bone.

He turned his head to look at Luoyi, looked up at the sky, and there was the war with him on the battlefield and killing the two kings.

It was harsh and cold.

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Bai Qi was defeated by Luoyi and returned to Qin.

He said: Defeat starts from the ministers, please sin the ministers, and the ministers bow their heads to the ears.

When King Zhaoxiang heard this, he said: The victory or defeat is determined, how can the general be responsible? The widow is weak, don't say anything.

Wang Fu said: The widow once read history, and Qi Huan had 100,000 soldiers and dominated the world, and he became a pipe with a pipe.

This monarch and ministers get each other, and the widow gives the king with a sword, and the king cherishes it.

Zero snort.

The amount of Zhaoxiang is measured in this way. - "Historical Records: The Qin Family"

(End of chapter)